The Green National Committee is considering whether to launch a national petition drive urging Congress to impeach U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh over a 2025 ruling on immigration enforcement, a proposal that would include the formation of an ad hoc impeachment committee within the party.
The proposal was introduced this month by the Latinx Caucus of the Green Party and is currently under discussion by the national committee. If adopted, it would direct the party to pressure Congress to initiate impeachment proceedings against Kavanaugh, with the caucus arguing that he failed to uphold his oath of office.
The motion centers on Noem v. Perdomo, a ruling issued last September in which Brett Kavanaugh authored an opinion holding that, while apparent ethnicity alone cannot justify an immigration stop, authorities may consider a “totality of the circumstances” when determining reasonable suspicion. Those circumstances include local immigration demographics, the types of work commonly performed by undocumented immigrants, and limited English proficiency.
The proposal argues that the decision effectively permits racial profiling by immigration officials, particularly against “non-white citizens,” and that Kavanaugh’s ruling undermines constitutional guarantees of due process and equal protection under the law. The motion calls the decision “a clear and heinous violation of the 14th amendment,” arguing that a violation of the rights of one group has the potential to expand to all Americans who are critical of the government.
If authorized, the proposed committee, referred to in the motion as a “Brett Kavanaugh impeachment committee,” would be explicitly tasked with organizing and executing the petition drive. The Green National Committee would also solicit additional volunteers to serve on the group, working alongside the Latinx Caucus and any other co-sponsors that happen to emerge during deliberations.
The committee would be expected to convene within one week of the proposal’s adoption and hold regular virtual meetings. The motion also authorizes it to work with the party’s Fundraising Committee to cover costs associated with printing and distributing petitions, developing an online version, and presenting petitions to members of Congress, with anticipated costs ranging from $1,000 to $5,000.
Deliberations on the proposal are scheduled to continue through March 1, after which committee members will vote on the measure through March 8. Passage would require participation from two-thirds of the national committee, with approval by a simple majority of those voting.
Unfortunately, making a dumb ruling is NOT a “high crime or misdemeanor.”